Along Came Love by Hestand Rita

Author:Hestand, Rita
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, love, cancer, lawyer, rita hestand, sheriff, bar exam, along came love, travers brothers series

Chapter Six

It was early morning, Emma had cooked a huge breakfast, and everyone came in sporadically. Rusty and Hannah were due in anytime. Clint and Abby would be there for lunch, it was going to be a busy day at the 4 Bar None.

Jake had gone to the barn. He took a cup of coffee and set it on the stall gate top, then picked up a curry comb and turned to his horse. The smell of bacon and fresh coffee drifted through the barn as he opened the stall. "You know, there are advantages a horse has to a bike. You can talk to a horse, but a bike doesn't seem to listen."

"Horses have a way of listening when people don't." Deke boomed from behind him.

Jake turned to look at Deke with surprise, "Don't tell dad I talk to Custer here, he'll never let me live it down."

Deke chuckled. "It's kinda nice seeing you in here, doing something like this, by your own accord. I used to think the only thing you liked was that bike of yours."

"Not the only thing…no…" Jake said with a smile. He glanced at his brother and saw the war cloud forming. It was only a matter of time before Deke let it all out.

Jake knew from Deke's expression that he'd heard the news. Jake secretly wished he'd had more time to sort out everything for himself before his family began their worrying.

"Dad just told me," Deke was saying, Deke leaned against the gate and held Jake's coffee.

"It was bound to happen sooner or later. Okay, bro, let's get this over and done with." Jake turned to look at the serious look on his brother's face. Nothing but concern stared back at him. And he suddenly realized how much he cared about his brothers and family. This constant caring he had all his life, first from his dad, now Deke and the others. He loved his family and didn't want to hurt them. But until he talked to a few people, he couldn't be sure of what to tell them all.

"Why the hell did you bother taking the exam, if you weren't going to take the position?" Deke asked, taking his hat off and dusting it against his pants leg, then setting the coffee cup back on the gate post and staring at his brother as though he'd lost his mind.

"Wanted to see if I could pass it, is all," Jake smiled as he curried his horse. "I mean you don't prepare for something half your life and pass it by, because you'll never know if you were good enough."

"I don't get this, Jake. For years we've all been movin' things aside so you could get the education you needed to do what you wanted. Now it's all done and you don't want it? Have you lost your mind?" Deke paced the small area around the stall.

"Maybe…" Jake muttered, trying his best not to get mad at his well intentioned brother. "Look bro, I'm about to take the biggest leap of faith in my life.

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